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6 Ways To Improve Your Squat Depth

6 Ways To Improve Your Squat Depth

Sometimes when you think your depth is good it’s not. Using video is a great tool to assess your squat and depth and to improve mind/body connection.

2. Elevate Your Heels

One of the most simple ways to improve squat depth is to elevate your heels. You can use a board under your heels, a 5 lb plate, or invest in a good pair of squat shoes.

I consider good squat shoes an investment in your training. If you are serious about training you own a pair of squat shoes. For the best prices and variety on Squat Shoes check out Rogue Fitness or Amazon.com for the best prices and variety.

3. Use Pause Squats

Pause squats are a great way to hit the hole in squats and work on improving your depth. A stretch under weight is a great way to improve your mobility and flexibility which are big areas that need to improve when trying to work on squat depth. You can read more about Paused Squats here.

4. Spend More Time Doing Soft Tissue Work, Mobility & Stretching

Tight muscles and lack of mobility are big reasons why some people can’t hit depth. Spend some time making friends with soft tissue work and mobility exercises.

Same with stretching, assess your body and find where you personally need more flexibility. For me when my calves are tight squat depth is an issue.

I use the TP Therapy Ball and the TP Therapy rollers. They are the BEST for soft tissue work, their products are an investment in your health and training. Get more info on TP Therapy HERE.

5. Use Box Squats

Find a box that you can squat to. Then slowly lower the depth of that box until you reach the desired depth. Squatting to a box and sitting on that box in a pause is a great way to “find your depth” in a squat.

6. Learn To Hit The Hole With More Speed

One of the best ways to hit depth is learning how to control your squat on the lowering/eccentic but also learning how to relax your hip flexors and to “Let Go” on your squat. This will allow you to hit the hole faster and with some speed and to maximize the “Stretch Reflex” of your squat.